Walt Disney Co
Business
Walt Disney Co is a diversified worldwide entertainment company that creates, produces and distributes film, television, streaming and live experiences. It offers theatrical films, episodic television, direct-to-consumer streaming services, branded television channels, live sports programming, theme parks and resorts, cruises, consumer products licensing, music, stage plays and post-production services. The Company operates through three primary segments: Entertainment (studios, linear networks and content licensing), Sports (ESPN channels and sports DTC) and Experiences (Parks & Experiences and Consumer Products). Its content and services are distributed globally via theatrical release, linear networks, DTC streaming platforms, MVPDs, retail, licensing partners and owned resorts and cruise operations.
Summary from filing dated 2025-11-13
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-09-30 | FY 2024 2024-09-30 | FY 2023 2023-09-30 | FY 2022 2022-09-30 | FY 2021 2021-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 94,425 | 91,361 | 88,898 | 82,722 | 67,418 | |
| Selling, general, administrative and other | −16,501 | −15,759 | −15,336 | −16,388 | −13,517 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | −5,326 | −4,990 | −5,369 | −5,163 | −5,111 | |
| Total costs and expenses | −80,593 | −79,447 | −79,906 | −75,952 | −63,759 | |
| Restructuring and impairment charges | −819 | −3,595 | −3,892 | −237 | −654 | |
| Other income (expense), net | 0 | −65 | 96 | −667 | 201 | |
| Interest expense, net | −1,305 | −1,260 | −1,209 | −1,397 | −1,406 | |
| Equity in the income of investees | 295 | 575 | 782 | 816 | 761 | |
| Income before income taxes | 12,003 | 7,569 | 4,769 | 5,285 | 2,561 | |
| Income taxes | 1,428 | −1,796 | −1,379 | −1,732 | −25 | |
| Net income | 13,431 | 5,773 | 3,390 | 3,505 | 2,507 | |
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling and redeemable noncontrolling interests | −1,027 | −801 | −1,036 | −360 | −512 | |
| Net income attributable to The Walt Disney Company (Disney) | 12,404 | 4,972 | 2,354 | 3,145 | 1,995 | |
| Diluted | 6.85 | 2.72 | 1.29 | 1.72 | 1.09 | |
| Basic | 6.88 | 2.72 | 1.29 | 1.73 | 1.1 | |
| Diluted (shares) | 1,811 | 1,831 | 1,830 | 1,827 | 1,828 | |
| Basic (shares) | 1,804 | 1,825 | 1,828 | 1,822 | 1,816 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-09-30 | FY 2024 2024-09-30 | FY 2023 2023-09-30 | FY 2022 2022-09-30 | FY 2021 2021-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 5,695 | 6,002 | 14,182 | 11,615 | 15,959 | |
| Receivables, net | 13,217 | 12,729 | 12,330 | 12,652 | 13,367 | |
| Inventories | 2,134 | 2,022 | 1,963 | 1,742 | 1,331 | |
| Content advances | 2,063 | 2,097 | 3,002 | 1,890 | 2,183 | |
| Other current assets | 1,158 | 2,391 | 1,286 | 1,199 | 817 | |
| Total current assets | 24,267 | 25,241 | 32,763 | 29,098 | 33,657 | |
| Produced and licensed content costs | 31,327 | 32,312 | 33,591 | 35,777 | 29,549 | |
| Investments | 8,097 | 4,459 | 3,080 | 3,218 | 3,935 | |
| Attractions, buildings and equipment | 82,041 | 76,674 | 70,090 | — | — | |
| Accumulated depreciation | −48,889 | −45,506 | −42,610 | −39,356 | −37,920 | |
| Parks, resorts and other property, before projects in progress and land, Total | 33,152 | 31,168 | 27,480 | 27,642 | 26,972 | |
| Projects in progress | 6,911 | 4,728 | 6,285 | 4,814 | 4,521 | |
| Land | 1,192 | 1,145 | 1,176 | 1,140 | 1,131 | |
| Parks, resorts and other property | 41,255 | 37,041 | 34,941 | 33,596 | 32,624 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 9,272 | 10,739 | 13,061 | 14,837 | 17,115 | |
| Goodwill | 73,294 | 73,326 | 77,067 | 77,897 | 78,071 | |
| Other assets | 10,002 | 13,101 | 11,076 | 9,208 | 8,658 | |
| Total assets | 197,514 | 196,219 | 205,579 | 203,631 | 203,609 | |
| Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities | 21,203 | 21,070 | 20,671 | 20,213 | 20,894 | |
| Current portion of borrowings | 6,711 | 6,845 | 4,330 | 3,070 | 5,866 | |
| Deferred revenue and other | 6,248 | 6,684 | 6,138 | 5,790 | 4,317 | |
| Total current liabilities | 34,162 | 34,599 | 31,139 | 29,073 | 31,077 | |
| Borrowings | 35,315 | 38,970 | 42,101 | 45,299 | 48,540 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 3,524 | 6,277 | 7,258 | 8,363 | 7,246 | |
| Other long-term liabilities | 9,901 | 10,851 | 12,069 | 12,518 | 14,522 | |
| Commitments and contingencies | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock, $0.01 par value, Authorized 4.6 billion shares, Issued 1.9 billion shares | 59,814 | 58,592 | 57,383 | 56,398 | 55,471 | |
| Retained earnings | 60,410 | 49,722 | 46,093 | 43,636 | 40,429 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −2,914 | −3,699 | −3,292 | −4,119 | −6,440 | |
| Treasury stock, at cost, 79 million shares at September 27, 2025 and 47 million shares at September 28, 2024 | −7,441 | −3,919 | −907 | −907 | −907 | |
| Total Disney Shareholders equity | 109,869 | 100,696 | 99,277 | 95,008 | 88,553 | |
| Noncontrolling interests | 4,743 | 4,826 | 4,680 | 3,871 | 4,458 | |
| Total equity | 114,612 | 105,522 | 103,957 | 98,879 | 93,011 | |
| Total liabilities and equity | 197,514 | 196,219 | 205,579 | 203,631 | 203,609 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-09-30 | FY 2024 2024-09-30 | FY 2023 2023-09-30 | FY 2022 2022-09-30 | FY 2021 2021-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impairments of goodwill, produced and licensed content and other assets | 871 | 3,511 | 3,128 | 212 | 0 | |
| Deferred income taxes | −2,739 | −821 | −1,346 | 200 | −1,241 | |
| Cash distributions received from equity investees | 145 | 437 | 720 | 779 | 754 | |
| Net change in produced and licensed content costs and advances | 577 | 1,046 | −1,908 | −6,271 | −4,301 | |
| Equity-based compensation | 1,363 | 1,366 | 1,143 | 977 | 600 | |
| Other, net | −148 | −143 | −25 | 383 | 190 | |
| Receivables | −283 | −565 | 358 | 605 | −357 | |
| Inventories | −114 | −42 | −183 | −420 | 252 | |
| Other assets | −42 | 265 | −201 | −707 | 171 | |
| Accounts payable and other liabilities | 237 | 156 | −1,142 | 964 | 2,410 | |
| Income taxes | −228 | −1,427 | 1,345 | 46 | −282 | |
| Cash provided by operations | 18,101 | 13,971 | 9,866 | — | — | |
| Investments in parks, resorts and other property | −8,024 | −5,412 | −4,969 | −4,943 | −3,578 | |
| Proceeds from sales of investments | 4 | 105 | 458 | 52 | 337 | |
| Purchase of investments | −98 | −1,506 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Other, net | 75 | −68 | −130 | −117 | 70 | |
| Cash used in investing activities | −8,043 | −6,881 | −4,641 | −5,008 | — | |
| Commercial paper borrowings (payments), net | −943 | 1,532 | −191 | −334 | — | |
| Borrowings | 1,057 | 132 | 83 | 333 | 64 | |
| Reduction of borrowings | −3,735 | −3,064 | −1,675 | −4,016 | −3,737 | |
| Dividends | −1,803 | −1,366 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Repurchases of common stock | −3,500 | −2,992 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Contributions from noncontrolling interests | 12 | 9 | 735 | 74 | 91 | |
| Acquisition of redeemable noncontrolling interests | −439 | −8,610 | −900 | 0 | −350 | |
| Other, net | −1,015 | −929 | −776 | −786 | −862 | |
| Cash used in financing activities | −10,366 | −15,288 | −2,724 | — | — | |
| Effect of Exchange Rate on Cash, Cash Equivalent, Restricted Cash, and Restricted Cash Equivalent, Including Discontinued Operation | 5 | 65 | 73 | −603 | 30 | |
| Change in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash | −303 | −8,133 | 2,574 | −4,342 | −1,951 | |
| Interest paid | 2,050 | 2,134 | 2,110 | 1,685 | 1,892 | |
| Income taxes paid | 1,221 | 3,963 | 1,193 | 1,097 | 1,638 |